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‘Tis the season for flu and colds, and health experts say the mild winter could be keeping Hoosiers sick. Although unusually warm temperatures have kept the flu bug at bay, they’ve provided the perfect breeding ground for other germs. About 80 percent of patients seeking treatment at Community Health Network’s MedCheck clinics have sinusitis, Director Linda Erwin said. The sore throat, coughing and congestion are treatable, but lingering symptoms can turn into bronchitis and bacterial pneumonia.

Three Shelbyville police officers involved in a January shooting that critically injured a suspect followed protocol in the incident, a departmental review board has determined. The officers were called to the Family Video store on Jan. 7 and found Lyman Dawson, 22, allegedly trying to break into a parked car. Police said Dawson began firing a semi-automatic weapon, striking a witness in the leg before turning the gun on the officers, who returned fire. Shelbyville’s Firearms Review Board said the officers’ actions were appropriate and justified given the circumstances. Indiana State Police continue to investigate.

Pianist David Fray joins the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for a program of Mozart and Rachmaninoff Feb. 24-25. Details here. 

Iibada Dance Company performs at the Artsgarden Feb. 25. Details here. 

On Feb. 25, jazz instrumentalist Chris Botti returns to the Center for the Performing Arts—where he was among the featured talent at the Palladium grand opening. Details here. 

Janis Siegel of the Manhattan Transfer goes solo at the Cabaret at the Columbia Club Feb. 24-25. Details here.

Dwight Slade performs at Crackers Downtown Comedy Club Feb. 22-25. Details here. 

Feb. 24

Toby Theatre, Indianapolis Museum of Art

There is a danger to screening “The Godfather, Part II” on the weekend before the Oscars. That risk? Making just about every film today seem like unambitious hackwork. It’s difficult to decide where to begin with praise of this one—the first-class cinematography, the solid storytelling that never insults its audience, the nuanced direction (try to resist lamenting the decline of Francis Ford Coppola, who hasn’t made a decent commercial film since 1988), and the world-class performances by Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Lee Strasberg and the gone-too-soon John Cazale. This epic deserves to be seen big. Details here.

Feb. 24

Clowes Hall

No one can accuse Playing for Change of not having lofty goals. More than just entertaining, the program wants nothing less than to “inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music.” Begun as a project to record the music of street musicians throughout the world (you may have seen the “Stand By Me” video on YouTube), it evolved into a foundation that stages benefit concerts, including this one Friday evening at Clowes Hall. For more information on the show, click here. To see the video, click here. 

Feb. 24-25

Bankers Life Fieldhouse

There’s a whole generation of fans who have never seen a Michael Jackson concert. The question: Can a Cirque du Soleil tribute to the gloved one come close to capturing that energy, talent and excitement? See for yourself when a parade of Jackson tunes (not just a greatest hits catalog) is augmented with pole climbers, contortionists, a dancing glove and, yes, a reasonable facsimile of Bubbles the chimp. Details here.